Sayen, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  256  2020 (70) 14
1865  276  2015 (71) 4
1866  281  2037 (74) 14
1867  256  2054 (80) 0
1868  250  2071 (84) 0
1869  238  2088 (86) 0
1870  234  2105 (87) 0
1871  233  2123 (87) 0
1872  221  2140 (86) 0
1873  205  2157 (83) 0
1874  191  2174 (79) 0
1875  180  2191 (73) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sayen, William Henry  
Born: 14 May 1846
Died: 14 June 1921
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 374
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 103
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 10
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 72
Periodicals
   [BDE], 30 Dec. 1874
   [DCJ], no. 71, Mar. 1876, page 138
   [MCR], vol. 1, no. 12, Dec. 1874, page 497
   [MCR], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1875, page 206
   [NYC], 2 Apr. 1870
   [NYC], 26 Dec. 1874
   [PDEB], 5 Mar. 1864
   [PDEB], 7 June 1867
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 4, Apr. 1869, page 108
   [WSoT], 4 Nov. 1865

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Maurian, C.A. - Sayen, W.H. 1864         (c)     4   -   0
Reichhelm, G.C. - Sayen, W.H. 1865         (f)     4   -   0      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Sayen, W.H. - Knox, J.W. 1866         (f)     8   -   6

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1864     Philadelphia Club Handicap     8  /  12      odds player in a knight class
Philadelphia 1875     Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament     29  /  52


Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024